Reading and Vocabulary
READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY
Theme: Life in Nature
Topics: wild animals, protecting wildlife, global warming, climate change
Level: A2 (Elementary)
PART 1 – READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1 – Wild Animals in the Forest
Read the text and answer the questions.
Maria lives near a big forest. Every weekend, she goes for a walk on the forest path. She often sees birds, squirrels, and sometimes deer. She never feeds the wild animals, but she likes to watch them quietly.
One day, Maria sees a baby fox. It is alone and looks afraid. Maria wants to help it, but she remembers a sign at the start of the forest: “Do not touch wild animals. Call the forest ranger if you see an injured animal.” She takes a photo of the fox and calls the ranger. The ranger comes and checks the fox. He says, “The fox is not injured. The mother fox is probably nearby. Thank you for calling and not touching it.” Maria feels happy because she helped the animal in the right way.
A. Choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1. Where does Maria live?
A. In the city center
B. Near a big forest
C. Next to the sea
2. What animals does she often see?
A. Lions and tigers
B. Only birds
C. Birds, squirrels, and deer
3. What does Maria see one day?
A. A baby fox
B. A baby bear
C. A baby dog
4. What does the sign in the forest say?
A. “Feed all wild animals.”
B. “Do not touch wild animals.”
C. “Hunt the animals.”
5. What does the ranger say about the fox?
A. It is injured.
B. It is hungry.
C. It is not injured.
B. True or False
Write T (true) or F (false).
6. Maria likes to watch animals quietly. _____
7. Maria takes the fox home. _____
8. The mother fox is probably close to the baby. _____
Text 2 – Dialogue: Protecting Wildlife
Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
Tom and Aisha are talking after school.
Tom: What are you reading, Aisha?
Aisha: It’s a book about endangered animals.
Tom: What does “endangered” mean?
Aisha: It means animals that may disappear soon. There are not many of them left.
Tom: Oh, that’s sad. How can we help them?
Aisha: We can protect their homes, like forests and oceans. We can also give money to wildlife charities.
Tom: I don’t have much money.
Aisha: That’s okay. We can still help. We can use less plastic, recycle, and tell other people about endangered animals.
Tom: Good idea! Maybe we can make posters at school.
Aisha: Yes! Let’s ask our teacher tomorrow.
A. Answer the questions in full sentences.
9. What is Aisha reading?
10. What does “endangered” mean?
11. How can people help endangered animals, according to Aisha? (Write one way.)
12. What do Tom and Aisha want to do at school?
B. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
13. Endangered animals may ______ soon.
A. appear
B. disappear
C. grow
14. Aisha says they can use less ______.
A. plastic
B. water
C. paper
Text 3 – Global Warming and Climate Change
Read the text and answer the questions.
Global warming means that the Earth is getting hotter. This happens because there are more “greenhouse gases” in the air, like carbon dioxide from cars and factories. These gases trap heat around our planet.
Because of global warming, the climate is changing. Some places become hotter and drier. Other places have more rain and storms. Ice at the North Pole and South Pole is melting, and sea levels are rising. This is dangerous for people and animals that live near the sea.
We can help by using less energy. We can turn off lights and computers when we don’t use them, walk or ride a bike instead of taking the car for short trips, and recycle glass, paper, and plastic. Small actions can help protect our planet.
A. Match the sentences (15–17) with the correct ending (A–D). One ending is extra.
15. Global warming means ______
16. Greenhouse gases ______
17. We can help the planet if we ______
Endings:
A. use less energy and recycle.
B. the Earth is getting hotter.
C. make the oceans colder.
D. trap heat around the planet.
B. Short answers
18. Where do greenhouse gases come from? (Name one source.)
19. Why is rising sea level dangerous?
PART 2 – VOCABULARY
A. Wild Animals – Choose the correct word
Choose the best word for each sentence: forest – ocean – tiger – bird – climate – deer
20. A ______ is a large wild cat with orange and black stripes.
21. A ______ is an animal with long legs that often lives in the forest.
22. A ______ has wings and can usually fly.
23. Many fish, whales, and dolphins live in the ______.
24. Many trees grow in a ______.
B. Protecting Wildlife – Complete the sentences
Use these words: protect – recycle – endangered – plastic – pollution
25. Animals that may disappear soon are called ______ animals.
26. We should ______ bottles, cans, and paper.
27. We need to ______ animals and their homes.
28. Too much ______ in the air and water is bad for animals and people.
29. We can use bags made of cloth instead of ______ bags.
C. Global Warming and Climate Change – Word Forms
Choose the correct form of the word in brackets.
30. The Earth is getting ______. (hot / hotter)
31. Some places have more strong ______. (storm / storms)
32. We can ______ energy when we turn off the lights. (save / saving)
33. Ice is ______ at the poles. (melt / melting)
34. Riding a bike is ______ than driving a car for the planet. (good / better)
D. Dialogue Vocabulary – Complete the mini-dialogues
Use these words: disappear – charity – climate – nature – ranger
35. A: I want to give money to help animals.
B: You can give money to a wildlife ______.
36. A: Who takes care of animals in the forest?
B: A forest ______.
37. A: I love being outside, in the mountains and forests.
B: Me too. I really enjoy ______.
38. A: Some animals may ______ if we don’t protect them.
B: Yes, that’s very sad.
39. A: The ______ is changing because of global warming.
B: Yes, summers are hotter now.
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| Effects of global warming on the Earth |
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